# tukiranka
## Finnish
### Etymology

tuki +‎ ranka, combined from tuki and selkäranka (“backbone”)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtukiˌrɑŋkɑ/, [ˈt̪uk̟iˌrɑ̝ŋkɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑŋkɑ
* Hyphenation: tuki‧ranka

### Noun

tukiranka
* (anatomy) skeleton (internal or external system that provides support to an organism)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of tukiranka (Kotus type 9*G/kala, nk-ng gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tukirankani
tukirankani
accusative
nom.
tukirankani
tukirankani
gen.
tukirankani
genitive
tukirankani
tukirankojeni tukirankaini $^{rare}$
partitive
tukirankaani
tukirankojani
inessive
tukirangassani
tukirangoissani
elative
tukirangastani
tukirangoistani
illative
tukirankaani
tukirankoihini
adessive
tukirangallani
tukirangoillani
ablative
tukirangaltani
tukirangoiltani
allative
tukirangalleni
tukirangoilleni
essive
tukirankanani
tukirankoinani
translative
tukirangakseni
tukirangoikseni
abessive
tukirangattani
tukirangoittani
instructive
comitative
—tukirankoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tukirankasi
tukirankasi
accusative
nom.
tukirankasi
tukirankasi
gen.
tukirankasi
genitive
tukirankasi
tukirankojesi tukirankaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
tukirankaasi
tukirankojasi
inessive
tukirangassasi
tukirangoissasi
elative
tukirangastasi
tukirangoistasi
illative
tukirankaasi
tukirankoihisi
adessive
tukirangallasi
tukirangoillasi
ablative
tukirangaltasi
tukirangoiltasi
allative
tukirangallesi
tukirangoillesi
essive
tukirankanasi
tukirankoinasi
translative
tukirangaksesi
tukirangoiksesi
abessive
tukirangattasi
tukirangoittasi
instructive
comitative
—tukirankoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tukirankamme
tukirankamme
accusative
nom.
tukirankamme
tukirankamme
gen.
tukirankamme
genitive
tukirankamme
tukirankojemme tukirankaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
tukirankaamme
tukirankojamme
inessive
tukirangassamme
tukirangoissamme
elative
tukirangastamme
tukirangoistamme
illative
tukirankaamme
tukirankoihimme
adessive
tukirangallamme
tukirangoillamme
ablative
tukirangaltamme
tukirangoiltamme
allative
tukirangallemme
tukirangoillemme
essive
tukirankanamme
tukirankoinamme
translative
tukirangaksemme
tukirangoiksemme
abessive
tukirangattamme
tukirangoittamme
instructive
comitative
—tukirankoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tukirankanne
tukirankanne
accusative
nom.
tukirankanne
tukirankanne
gen.
tukirankanne
genitive
tukirankanne
tukirankojenne tukirankainne $^{rare}$
partitive
tukirankaanne
tukirankojanne
inessive
tukirangassanne
tukirangoissanne
elative
tukirangastanne
tukirangoistanne
illative
tukirankaanne
tukirankoihinne
adessive
tukirangallanne
tukirangoillanne
ablative
tukirangaltanne
tukirangoiltanne
allative
tukirangallenne
tukirangoillenne
essive
tukirankananne
tukirankoinanne
translative
tukirangaksenne
tukirangoiksenne
abessive
tukirangattanne
tukirangoittanne
instructive
comitative
—tukirankoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tukirankansa
tukirankansa
accusative
nom.
tukirankansa
tukirankansa
gen.
tukirankansa
genitive
tukirankansa
tukirankojensa tukirankainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
tukirankaansa
tukirankojaan tukirankojansa
inessive
tukirangassaan tukirangassansa
tukirangoissaan tukirangoissansa
elative
tukirangastaan tukirangastansa
tukirangoistaan tukirangoistansa
illative
tukirankaansa
tukirankoihinsa
adessive
tukirangallaan tukirangallansa
tukirangoillaan tukirangoillansa
ablative
tukirangaltaan tukirangaltansa
tukirangoiltaan tukirangoiltansa
allative
tukirangalleen tukirangallensa
tukirangoilleen tukirangoillensa
essive
tukirankanaan tukirankanansa
tukirankoinaan tukirankoinansa
translative
tukirangakseen tukirangaksensa
tukirangoikseen tukirangoiksensa
abessive
tukirangattaan tukirangattansa
tukirangoittaan tukirangoittansa
instructive
comitative
—tukirankoineen tukirankoinensa :

#### Synonyms

* (internal skeleton): luuranko

#### Derived terms

* solutukiranka
* ulkoinen tukiranka (“exoskeleton”)

### Further reading

* “tukiranka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03